Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American politician, author, and retired Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon. On May 4, 2015, Carson announced he was running for the Republican nomination in the 2016 Presidential election at a rally in Detroit, his hometown,.[1][1]

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